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Currently reading The War of the Roses by Warren Adler 💫 she/her
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I fell down a research rabbit hole when I discovered that brides in early modern England wore knives (!) and ended up writing an entire article about it #AcademicSky #PhDSky
Project MUSE - Knives and Femininity on the Early Modern Stage
muse.jhu.edu
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My current #FridayReads is WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY by Mona Awad. 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 💙📚
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 💙📚
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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On the Clubland Substack: the 1st of a 2-part article, offering a deep dive into clubs in the world of John Le Carré's George Smiley.

This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
Clubman, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: George Smiley's clubs
Part 1 of 2
clubland.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Since the Booker Prize winner will be announced tomorrow, here’s my thoughts on my personal favourite 💙📚
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Love a pocket paperback - the smaller the better 💙📚

#BookishQOTD
— ★°•| November 8 |•°★ —

What's your preferred reading medium? Be as specific as you want!! (i.e. if you like hardbacks, do you like leather bound, cloth bound, etc. more?)

☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆

[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This week’s belated #FridayReads was She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena. So good! 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is The High Window by Raymond Chandler 💙📚
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is The High Window by Raymond Chandler 💙📚
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy publication day to Palaver by Bryan Washington - my favourite of his books so far 💙📚

My thoughts ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon
Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon
This brooding tale of an Englishman’s downfall in fin-de-siècle Venice is memorably eerie – but it’s hard to care about such a pompous protagonist
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
5⭐️ reads in October 💙📚

Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Currently reading Love Forms by Claire Adam #FridayReads 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is Venetian Vespers by John Banville 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Venetian Vespers by John Banville 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📚 Bookish Checkpoint 📚💙

✨ Last Read: ‘Farewell, My Lovely’ - Raymond Chandler
✨ Current Read: ‘Venetian Vespers’ - John Banville
✨ Last Added To TBR: ‘Burying Jericho’ - William Hussey
✨ Next Up: ‘Passing’ - Nella Larsen
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy publication day to The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery - a fun and fresh take on the locked room mystery 💙📚

My thoughts ⬇️
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I thought as it's #Spooktober I'd share my A-Z* of Stephen King books.

Feel free to comment with your own favourites for each letter 😀

*I might need to get a bit creative with some of the letters!

🩸📚💙 #BookSky #Books #Readers #A-Z #StephenKing #Horror #SpookySeason

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October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I, a hip and with-it young person, explain the "Six Seven" trend for old people www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
What is ‘Six Seven’ and why is the world currently obsessed with this latest online trend?
The viral phrase from a 2024 rap track has children shouting in unison — and leaving adults utterly lost
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The premise of two fed-up housewives convincing themselves they have earned a holiday has become a familiar one, but The Enchanted April continually surprises.

I can see why people are always recommending this one (4⭐️) 💙📚
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I delivered this back in July, after which it got postponed. I gave plenty of notice of the dates I was going to be away in October & thus unavailable for rewrites, and of course they needed rewrites during those exact same dates, so someone else had to chip in. So it goes. Hope it reads ok.
Shock therapy: why scary movies keep evolving – and making money
With Hollywood favouring franchise fare, horror films have become the last bastion of inventive film-making, producing a new generation of auteurs in the process
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“A gray Plymouth sedan tailed me away from the City Hall. I gave it a chance to catch up with me on a quiet street. It refused the offer, so I shook it off and went about my business.”

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 💙📚
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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My current #FridayReads is Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, which is a reread for me 💙📚
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, which is a reread for me 💙📚
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah, her latest Hercule Poirot mystery, is out today 💙📚

My thoughts ⬇️
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Today i'm on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social for #TheWinterJob the latest hilarious comedy crime caper from Antti Tuomainen. It's translated by David Hackston and is published tomorrow by @orendabooks.bsky.social how difficult is it to deliver a sofa
peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/t...
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen #BookReview #TheWinterJob #AnttiTuomainen #RoadTrip #CrimeCaper
A simple task, to deliver a sofa, what could possibly go wrong?
peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM